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OmegaBrandess releases X-TTL firmware update for Canon Press releases Updates 

OmegaBrandess releases X-TTL firmware update for Canon

X-TTL for Cactus V6 II is NOW complete Hong Kong, June 1, 2018 – The last remaining X-TTL firmware version for Canon is NOW available! Besides retaining the revolutionary cross-brand abilities of remote power control and wireless HSS of Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax and Sigma flashes simultaneously, the new system-specific X-TTL firmware for Canon adds TTL on-camera and... Read More
Ricoh releases four software development kits for the remote operation of PENTAX DSLRs Press releases SDKs and APIs Updates 

Ricoh releases four software development kits for the remote operation of PENTAX DSLRs

TOKYO, May 16, 2018 – Ricoh today announced the release of four software development kits (SDK), designed for the remote operation of PENTAX-brand digital SLR cameras using smartphones and personal computers. Based on these kits, users can develop software or applications that enable them to operate their cameras from a distance, and then output captured Live View images to external... Read More
Venus Optics unveil the Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra-Macro New Products Press releases 

Venus Optics unveil the Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra-Macro

Featuring a small lens barrel, lightweight design and extended working distance, the new Laowa lens provides an extreme macro photography option for DSLR & Mirrorless cameras. Anhui China, Mar 27, 2018 – Venus Optics, the camera lenses manufacturer who had previously launched a number of unique macro lenses (60mm f/2.8 2:1 Macro & 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro), is proud... Read More
Phottix introduces the Odin II for Pentax New Products Press releases 

Phottix introduces the Odin II for Pentax

Phottix’s flagship Odin II TTL Flash Triggering system has expanded to include a new transmitter control unit (TCU) compatible with Pentax cameras. NORTH WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 27, 2018 — Phottix’s flagship Odin II TTL Flash Triggering system has expanded to include a new transmitter control unit (TCU) compatible with Pentax cameras. Developed with direct cooperation from Pentax engineers... Read More
Ricoh debuts PENTAX K-1 Mark II 35mm full-frame digital SLR camera New Products Press releases 

Ricoh debuts PENTAX K-1 Mark II 35mm full-frame digital SLR camera

The new flagship model of the PENTAX K series, providing exceptional image quality and unprecedented performance TOKYO, February 22, 2018 -RICOH COMPANY, LTD. and RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. are pleased to announce the launch of the PENTAX K-1 Mark II 35mm full-frame digital SLR camera. Developed as the successor to the PENTAX K-1 35mm full-frame digital SLR camera (launched in... Read More
Ricoh announces next-generation, high-performance PENTAX Star-Series lens line New Products Press releases 

Ricoh announces next-generation, high-performance PENTAX Star-Series lens line

Optimized for super-high-resolution photography with high-megapixel digital SLRs, new Star-series lenses on display at Photo Plus Expo 2017 and Salon de la PHOTO 2017 NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Photo Plus Expo 2017 – Booth #845 — Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation today announced a new generation of high-performance Star-series lenses optimized for super high-resolution photography and high megapixel digital single-lens reflex... Read More
35mm Full-frame Digital SLR Camera Announcing the launch of the PENTAX K-1 Limited Silver New Products Press releases 

35mm Full-frame Digital SLR Camera Announcing the launch of the PENTAX K-1 Limited Silver

Limited edition silver model that matches the FA Limited Lens available TOKYO, August 24, 2017 -RICOH COMPANY, LTD. and RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. are pleased to announce a special edition of the PENTAX K series high end model digital SLR camera, the PENTAX K-1 Limited Silver ― with only 2,000 units available worldwide. The PENTAX K-1 (launched in April 2016)... Read More
Ricoh Unveils Ultra-Compact PENTAX KP New Products Press releases 

Ricoh Unveils Ultra-Compact PENTAX KP

WEST CALDWELL, N.J., Jan. 25, 2017 Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation today announced the PENTAX KP, an ultra-compact and highly portable DSLR with features and controls that facilitate capturing outstanding images, even in the most demanding conditions. The PENTAX KP packs many of the advanced capabilities of the award-winning PENTAX K-3 series into a modern, slim-body design that lends itself to... Read More
Sorry, Om, the camera industry was already changed a long time ago Opinion 

Sorry, Om, the camera industry was already changed a long time ago

In a recent New Yorker column, tech-industry legend Om Malik opined how the new Apple iPhone 7 “changed the camera industry forever.” He’s a little late to the party if he thinks camera companies are just now realizing the threat of the iPhone. Like many Silicon Valley tech industry pundits, Malik displays the type of flawed hindsight favoring  products and... Read More
Legacy systems can kill your business Opinion 

Legacy systems can kill your business

There’s a lot of hand-wringing in the camera business these days. Once again, factory sales and OEM shipments from Asia are indicating another 20-percent or greater decline in camera production for 2015. System cameras – like DSLRs and interchangeable lens cameras – are declining at a slower rate than compacts, which are dropping drastically. This is part of the natural... Read More